Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 8.5/10- I know a lot of people who talk $#@! about this movie but i loved it. I found it quite funny and thought Johnny Depp was awesome as well. Great movie in my book.

It seems Joel Schumacher knows how to make thrillers and drama, but not comic book movies. Whether you hate him or love him after the Batman parodies, you gotta give him credit for this one. I remember watching it in theaters and I was on the edge of my seat. He knows how to make a thriller. And even Falling Down with Michael Douglas is really outstanding movie.

I loved the idea behind this movie, one guy in a phone booth. I imagine it wasn't too hard to shoot this picture since it was almost entirely one location throughout the whole film. And small ideas translate big on the screen. Less is more as they say. I didn't dig the ending too much though, but I love the lead up to it with the pizza guy. Even the hint dropped earlier on was subtle and easy to catch or lose if you weren't paying attention.

This is one of Colin Farrel's best acting movies, and Keifer Sutherland does do a nice voice over for a sociopath. But that damn ending..I can't live with that. It's nice that it breaks tradition and departs from Hollywood norms and cliches, but if you're gonna go out like that, then make a sequel or a prequel, or even a goddamn TV series...oh wait, 24.

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